Nano-NRTIs: Efficient Inhibitors of HIV Type-1 in Macrophages with a Reduced Mitochondrial Toxicity
Author(s) -
Serguei V. Vinogradov,
Larisa Y. Poluektova,
Edward Makarov,
Trevor Gerson,
Madapathage T. Senanayake
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
antiviral chemistry and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.919
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2040-2066
pISSN - 0956-3202
DOI - 10.3851/imp1680
Subject(s) - nanocarriers , zalcitabine , didanosine , cytotoxicity , zidovudine , nanogel , nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor , chemistry , reverse transcriptase inhibitor , stavudine , pharmacology , drug delivery , biology , biochemistry , virology , reverse transcriptase , drug , in vitro , virus , rna , organic chemistry , viral disease , gene
Macrophages serve as a depot for HIV type-1 (HIV-1) in the central nervous system. To efficiently target macrophages, we developed nanocarriers for potential brain delivery of activated nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) called nano-NRTIs.
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